There are many places to see in Bayan-Ulgii provinces of Mongolia. Ulgii (Olgii). Elevation 1710m. Olgii, the capital of the aimag, is an ethnically Kazakh city that happens to be in Mongolia. You can certainly feel that you are in a Muslim-influenced Central Asian region, rather than in Mongolia: many places have squat toilets; in [...]
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Places to visit in Bayan-Ulgii
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About Ulgii
Posted in About Ulgii, Ulgii city on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bayan-Ölgii aimag (Mongolian: Баян-Өлгий Аймаг)(Alternately spelled Olgiy, Ulgii, etc. . .) is one of the 21 Aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The Bayan-Ölgii aimag was established in 1940. Its capital is Ulgii city. Geography Bayan-Ulgii is Mongolia ‘s “Roof of the World”, a remote land of high mountains, even glaciers, steep slopes and rushing torrents. [...]
